High-risk sexual behaviours and genital infections during pregnancy

International Nursing Review

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 233-240

  Dwyer, Joyce M ^a,b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Cushing Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Genital Infections; Pregnancy; Preterm Delivery; Sexual Behaviours

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0035754714     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1466-7657.2001.00083.x     Document Type: Article

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